Track map & timeline · Atlantic · October 13–21, 2008
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Omar (2008) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season. It formed on October 13, 2008, 209 mi S of La Romana, Dominican Republic, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 958 mb on October 16, 2008, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 51 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on October 16, 2008). The storm lasted 7.8 days and travelled about 2,503 miles (4,027 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 15.4°N 69.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 15.2°N 69.6°W | 184 mi N of Noord, Aruba |
| Oct 13 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 14.8°N 69.8°W | 155 mi N of Noord, Aruba |
| Oct 14 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 14.5°N 69.6°W | 137 mi NNE of Noord, Aruba |
| Oct 14 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 997 mb | 14.3°N 69.3°W | 130 mi NNE of Noord, Aruba |
| Oct 14 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 991 mb | 14.2°N 69.1°W | 129 mi NNE of Noord, Aruba |
| Oct 14 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 983 mb | 13.9°N 68.8°W | 114 mi N of Bandabou, Curacao |
| Oct 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 983 mb | 14.1°N 68.3°W | 135 mi N of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba |
| Oct 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 14.4°N 68.0°W | 157 mi N of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba |
| Oct 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 984 mb | 14.9°N 67.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 15.6°N 66.5°W | 167 mi S of Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Oct 16 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 970 mb | 16.7°N 65.2°W | 77 mi SSW of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Oct 16 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 958 mb | 18.2°N 63.9°W | 65 mi ENE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Oct 16 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 975 mb | 19.6°N 62.1°W | 164 mi NNE of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Oct 16 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 21.1°N 60.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 22.8°N 58.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 25.1°N 57.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 27.9°N 55.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 30.1°N 54.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 988 mb | 31.3°N 53.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 991 mb | 32.4°N 52.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 12:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 996 mb | 33.0°N 51.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 18:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 33.5°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 34.0°N 49.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 34.5°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 35.1°N 48.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 35.7°N 47.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 36.4°N 46.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1014 mb | 37.0°N 46.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1015 mb | 37.6°N 45.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1016 mb | 37.9°N 44.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1016 mb | 38.3°N 43.3°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Omar.
At its peak on October 16, 2008, Omar was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 958 mb.
7.8 days, from October 13, 2008 to October 21, 2008, including 72 hours at hurricane strength (6 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,503 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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